Isabella von Carstein

From Warhammer Online Wiki, Isabella von Carstein

Isabella von Carstein

“Isabella von Drak was the only daughter of Otto von Drak, count of Sylvania. In 1797 IC, Otto lay in his death bed and vowed that he would rather see his daughter marry a Daemon of Chaos than let his inheritence fall into the hands of his brother, Leopold. Soon after, a black coach stopped in front of Castle Drakenhof and out stepped a stranger. The stranger, Vlad von Carstein, claims Isabella’s hand and her father, who might have regretted his cursing, could not but oblige. Priest Victor Guttman, who had been called to shrive Otto, immediately married them. Soon after Otto died and Leopold was thrown from the highest tower to his dead, the priest disappeared.
What had started as a marriage of convenience developed into something far more and Isabella soon demanded that Vlad would give her the Blood Kiss. Vlad long resisted her request untill Isabella fell to a fatal wasting illness. When one of the physicians stated her dead -her heart had stopped beating- Vlad denied it and dismissed the man. Three days, Vlad and Isabella locked themselves up inside their room and on the third day, Isabella emerged, alive. Ever afterwards, she was pale and wan and only seen outdoors by night. Vlad could not stand the prospect of a life without her and had eventually given her the gift of undeath.

In the years to come as Vlad and Isabella ruled Sylvania and in the ensuing Wars of the Vampire Counts, Isabella was Vlad’s confidante and the only person whose advice he valued and trusted. She was also the one who could temper her husbands fits of rage.

When Vlad eventually died at the siege of Altdorf in 2051 IC, Isabella was taken by grief and threw herself on a wooden stake after which she crumbled to dust in front of Ludwig, the Count of Altdorf.”

She is part of Games Workshop’s Vampire Counts Army. Her full bloody history is told in the novels, Inheritance, Dominion and Retribution all by Steven Savile

Catachan Jungle Fighters Lascannon Team

Catachan Jungle Fighters Lascannon Team

While not as lucky as their squad mates, Gunnar and Franklin, Privates Smith and Berowski have paid for themselves in blood over 40 battles. They have managed to take out two separate Leman Russ tanks, and helped decimate the ranks of a Traitor Marine Squad. Once they even assisted in taking down a Hive Tyrant that was ultimately beheaded by the brave men of Gamma, Omega, Mu, and Kappa Squads, led into hand to hand battle by their fearless leader Commissar Callahan “Dead Eye,” Actaeon.

Fortunately, battles are over in this sector and they’re taking long deserved R&R awaiting reassignment to a new world, and new battlefields under a new commander.

Catachan Jungle Fighters Heavy Bolter Team

Catachan Jungle Fighters Heavy Bolter Team

Gradually the sounds of Capohny birds rustling in the trees quieted. Both soldiers were experienced enough to know that meant an enemy was nearing. Pvt. Gunnar slowly pulled back the bolt to free his heavy bolter for action. Pvt. Frank glanced down at the trio of magazines for the weapon to make sure yet again that they were free of dirt and placed in such a way as to minimize the time it took to rack a new one. Both men had spent the previous night quietly moving the cumbersome weapon into position to be ready for the next assault.

Gunnar’s finger slowly put pressure on the trigger as as malformed shadows slipped between the trees across the glade from their position. As the shadows resolved into all too familiar bipedal shapes, both men let loose with a torrent of fire that indiscriminately scythed down vegetation and flesh.

These are one of the luckiest and most skilled set of Jungle Fighters I have ever seen. Out of about 40 battles, they were killed once. In return they have killed the following units:

– Abaddon the Despoiler
– Chaos Rhino
– Two Eldar Jet Bikes, routing the squad
– Traitor Commissar who tried to close for melee
– Traitor Marine at extreme long range

Gunnar and Franklin’s reputation has grown to a point that their mere presence on the field of battle has denied the enemy objectives, and protected the flank of a 2000 Point Fast Attack Army as it crushed Greenies under it’s treads. Once they were dropped by Chimera in the rear of a rogue Imperial Guard Force causing several minutes of confusion as the counter attack broke the defender’s front lines.

Unfortunately, the rest of their squad has been split up, and it’s time for them to be reassigned to new battlefields under a new Commander. May the Emperor Protect!

How To: Change Mac Icons

How To: Change Mac Icons

Nothing says “Hands off! This is MY Mac” like a highly customized desktop.

http://www.pixelgirlpresents.com/icons.php?page=4&cat=mac

http://interfacelift.com/icons-mac/

Once you’ve chosen a Icon Set (or six,) unpack them to a folder on the desktop.

Right click then Get Info on the new Icon. At the top will be a picture of the Icon, highlight this then use to copy the Icon to your clipboard.

Go back to the folder you’d like to change, IE, your hard drive’s Icon. Right click on it, the go to Get Info. Highlight the Icon at the top, but use this time.

Close the Get Info window, and the Icon should change!